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As the jury in President Trump’s New York criminal trial convenes on Wednesday to receive instructions from the judge before deliberations, many Americans may be wondering how long the process of reaching a verdict could take.
In the “hush money” case, President Trump has been charged with 34 counts related to the alleged falsification of business records, stemming back to reimbursement payments made to now-disbarred lawyer Michael Cohen.
RSBN previously reported that each count could carry up to four years in prison and a $5,000 fine upon conviction from the jury, at which point the judge would dole out sentencing.
After weeks of arduous testimony from witnesses like Michael Cohen, Stormy Daniels, David Pecker, Keith Davidson, and Robert Costello, the jury entered the courtroom on Wednesday and began receiving instructions from the judge.
According to the Associated Press, they were told that they could not hold the 45th president’s decision not to testify in this trial against him.
Trump spokeswoman and attorney Alina Habba told Fox News’ Jesse Watters this week that in terms of a timeline for how long it may take the jury to reach a verdict, “I think that, honestly, if they do the right thing, and considering that we’re in New York, I think we should get a hung jury.”
She noted that it could take “maybe three days, max…it, to me, should be an acquittal.”
NCLU Communications Director Paul Ingrassia also noted on X while covering the trial on Wednesday morning that the deliberations “could take as short as an hour, or as long as a day or even more.”
He wrote, “During deliberations, jurors may pose questions to the judge; but the prosecution and defense can no longer speak to one another.”
When it comes to a timeline for a verdict, the American public may have their answer by the end of the week. If the court ends up with a hung jury, it could take longer.